Order, complexity, measure. The project between architecture and nature by Antonella Falzetti, Ina Macaione, Vera Autilio

“… The paper aims to show how modern technologies, including those coming from established habits – today with great possibilities – have shifted towards new building horizons with an ‘ecological conscience’, avoiding uncritically referring to nature as a salvific model, to be imitated and evoked, perhaps with formal and superficial operations. …”
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Trento, which kind of future? Perspectives for a resilient city by Matteo Aimini

“…Among the challenges that the Strategic Plan need to address there is a specific category devoted to the performative outlook of the city concerning the ecological imprinting. This category includes strategies for landscape design approaches capable of tackling the challenges posed by our contemporary era.…”
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Rethinking Representation and Animation by Erik Solfeldt, Anna Naglaya

“…We argue that archaeologists’ interpretative focus on representation should be abandoned in favour of attending to animation and the material and immaterial ecological relations these figurines shared with their prehistoric makers. …”
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The plane: Materiality, air, and environmental-health “heterotopia” by Tatiana Konrad

“…Via its ambiguous relationship with air—existing and functioning within it while also polluting it—the plane is an object that invades and engages with ecologies. The article proposes conceiving of the plane as a material object that creates environmental-health “heterotopias”—a concept borrowed from Michel Foucault—generating pollution via emissions and pathogens. …”
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Společenstva vodních měkkýšů řeky Oravy by Luboš Beran, Erika Šlachtová, Viktorie Klobušická, Jaroslav Beran

“…The presence of these species emphasises the ecological integrity of this ecosystems and justifies its protection.…”
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De la production paysagère à la formation des paysages vécus à Conakry (Guinée) by Julie Gangneux-Kebe

“…Although such a shaping of landscapes was replaced by urban planning through "management and infrastructure", there remained here and there landscapes shaped by the know-how of the inhabitants and by forms of socio-ecological mutual aid enabling them to live in such a hot climate. …”
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Poglądy bioetyczne i ekofilozoficzne w społecznym nauczaniu Jana Pawła II (na przykładzie wybranych encyklik) by Mariusz Ciszek

“…In my article I familiarized readers with stances of John Paul II related to specific issues on medical ethicists and ecological aspects of human life protection based upon papal encyclicals, the article consists of two main parts: first refers to pope’s bioethical stances existed in encyclical Evangelium vitae (1995); the second one presented pope’s thoughts on environmental protection which could be find in the following encyclicals: Redemptor hominis (1979); Sollicitudo rei socialis (1987); Centesimus annus (1991) - and again in - Evangelium vitae (1995).…”
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Examining Factors Responsible For the Continued Illegal Use of Wildlife Resources at Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. by Muhumuza, Ambrose

“…The illegal use of wildlife is a threat to biodiversity globally, causing negative biological. ecological, economic, and social impacts and acting as a primary threat to maintaining national parks. …”
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What behavior is important behavior? A systematic review of how wild and zoo-housed animals differ in their time-activity budgets by Robert Kelly, Marianne Freeman, Paul Rose, Paul Rose

“…Captive environments, including zoos strive to replicate ecologically relevant environments that promote species-specific, adaptive behavior performance. …”
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Analysis of functional and phylogenetic diversity of bat communities: insights from resource use in the Pantanal and Cerrado by Marcione B. de Oliveira, Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira, Cibele R. Bonvicino

“…Such approaches provide a broader understanding of the ecological and historical factors involved in the formation and maintenance of communities. …”
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HOTSSea v1: a NEMO-based physical Hindcast of the Salish Sea (1980–2018) supporting ecosystem model development by G. Oldford, G. Oldford, T. Jarníková, V. Christensen, M. Dunphy

“…<p>Decadal-scale oceanographic, environmental, and ecological changes have been reported in the Salish Sea, an ecologically productive inland sea in the northeast Pacific that supports the economies and cultures of millions of people. …”
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Land use transition and its driving mechanisms in China’s human-elephant conflict areas by WANG Yuan, WANG Yahui, YANG Aoxi, FAN Hui, XIE Fei

“…Relevant departments should guide Asian elephants to return to their habitats, optimize regional production and ecological space, reduce human-elephant conflicts, and promote the sustainable development of local social, economic, and ecological.…”
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The Impact and Mechanism of New-Type Urbanization on High-Quality Forestry Development: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin in China by Longbo Ma, Qian Wang, Yiqi Zhu, Zujun Liu

“…The Paris Agreement emphasizes the critical role of forests in addressing climate change and ecological protection. High-quality forestry development is an important aspect of forest conservation. …”
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Spatiotemporal Changes in Evapotranspiration and Its Influencing Factors in the Jiziwan Region of the Yellow River from 1982 to 2018 by Wenting Liu, Rong Tang, Ge Zhang, Jiacong Xue, Baolin Xue, Yuntao Wang

“…In recent years, ET has undergone significant changes in the Jiziwan region of the Yellow River Basin, primarily due to the implementation of ecological restoration programs and the dual impacts of climate change. …”
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Application of microbially induced calcite precipitation to mitigate soil frost heave by M.F. Nikshoar, M.A. Rowshanzamir, S.M. Abtahi, S. Soleimanian-Zad

“…This study proved that the proposed method might be utilized as a potential ecological-friendly approach in the future researches.…”
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Spatiotemporal Variation and Driving Factors of Carbon Sequestration Rate in Terrestrial Ecosystems of Ningxia, China by Yi Zhang, Chunxiao Cheng, Zhihui Wang, Hongxin Hai, Lulu Miao

“…This study shows that ecological restoration projects, such as the conversion of cropland to forest (or grassland) and protective farmland measures, play a significant role in enhancing the carbon sequestration capacity in Ningxia.…”
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Connotation, research status, and development directions of clean coal geology in China by Yuegang TANG, Shaoqing WANG, Xiaoshuai WANG, Xin GUO, Yafeng WANG, Liping XUE, Harold H. Schobert

“…In the next decade, important research and development directions will include the spatiotemporal distribution of clean coals; the green, intelligent, quality-based combined production of paragenetic and associated minerals like coal gas; clean coal gasification; coal-based novel materials; underground coal-to-chemicals, and ecological restoration. It is advisable to continuously pay attention to the innovative research achievements in these aspects.…”
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Yield performance and stability of modern breeding stock of spring durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) from Russia and Kazakhstan by P. N. Mal’chikov, M. A. Rozova, A. I. Morgunov, M. G. Myasnikova, Yu. I. Zelensky

“…Field experiments and yield measurements in each ecological cite were similar. To solve these tasks of the experiment, two-factor ANOVA, methods for adaptability assessment cluster analysis and principle component method were applied. …”
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Potential Medicinal Fungi from Freshwater Environments as Resources of Bioactive Compounds by Ilenia Cicero, Giulia Mirabile, Giuseppe Venturella

“…Such fungal species are noteworthy since they represent an important quote of biodiversity to preserve their fundamental ecological role and a possible solution for different health problems for humans and animal farms.…”
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Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…The aim of this study is to investigate in what ways ecological field work can support students’ understanding of the inquiry practices of Biology. …”
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